Paralysis

News about Paralysis, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 29, 2014

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 50 children in 23 states have had mysterious episodes of paralysis to their arms or legs; cause is not known, although some doctors suspect the cases may be linked to infection with enterovirus 68, respiratory virus that has sickened thousands of children. MORE

Oct. 22, 2014

Darek Fidyka, Polish man who was paralyzed from the chest down, has regained limited mobility and sensation in his legs following novel nerve-regeneration treatment; successful procedure, which involves injections of cultured cells, has generated both hope and controversy, with some experts warning that single case does not yet signal a breakthrough. MORE

Feb. 26, 2014

Researchers at Stanford University report that an extremely rare, polio-like disease has afflicted more than a dozen California children in the past year, producing paralysis in one or both arms or legs; public health officials have not yet identified any common causes connecting the cases. MORE

Oct. 21, 2012

Bruce Chargo, who was partially paralyzed in childhood accident, uses special controls to drive modified 1958 Dodge Power Wagon. MORE

Jun. 30, 2012

Saturday Profile of Kenyan veterinarian Zackary Kimotho, who was left paraplegic after being shot in the shoulder during a carjacking; Kimotho is trying to raise $3 million to build Kenya's first spinal cord rehabilitation center by traveling in a wheelchair from Nairobi to Cape Town. MORE

Jun. 1, 2012

Study published online in journal Science shows that rats with spinal cord injuries that left their hind legs completely paralyzed learned to walk again on their own after an intensive training course that included electrical stimulation of the brain and the spine; findings offer new hope for what until recently few scientists thought possible: complete rehabilitation after a disabling blow to the spinal cord. MORE

May. 17, 2012

Study in journal Nature reports that two people who are virtually paralyzed from the neck down have learned to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts, using it to reach out and grab objects; report is the first published demonstration of human beings controlling a prosthetic arm via brain implants that transmit neural signals to a computer. MORE

Oct. 16, 2011

Lisa Sanders Diagnosis column describes the case of a man who suffers from an excess of thyroid hormone, which caused pain and paralysis in his legs. MORE

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October 22, 2014, Wednesday

Federal health officials said they failed to detect the presence of enterovirus 68 in samples of spinal fluid taken from nine children suspected of developing a neurologic illness linked to the infection.